The first name Douglas is of Scottish, Shakespearean, Celtic/Gaelic, Celtic, Anglo Saxon, English, Irish origin. It is often a boy or girl name. It has the following meaning(s):

Scottish: From the Gaelic 'Dubhglas' Meaning Dark Water, Dark Stream, or from the Dark River. The Scottish Douglas Clan Had Two Historical Branches: (Black Douglases and Red Douglases.) the Lords of These Clans

Scottish: Surname Derived from the Gaelic Elements Dubh (Black, Dark) and Glas (Blue, Green, Gray; Stream). Dubhglas Was a Common Celtic River Name, and the Surname Might Have Originated to Denote One Who Lived

Shakespearean: 'King Henry Iv, Part ' Archibald, the Earl of Douglas

Scottish: From the Gaelic 'Dubhglas' Meaning Dark Water, Dark Stream, or from the Dark River. The Scottish Douglas Clan Had Two Historical Branches: (Black Douglases and Red Douglases.) the Lords of These Clans

Celtic/Gaelic: Flowing from the Dark River

Celtic: Dwells by the Dark Stream

Anglo Saxon: Dweller by the Dark Stream

English: Dark Water. in the Seventeenth Century, This Name Was As Popular for Girls As for Boys

Irish: Dark Stranger

Celtic: Dark Grey, Graceful, Handsome, Talented, Makes Many Friends

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Archibald  (Shakespearean)
'King Henry Iv, Part ' the Earl of Douglas

Doggie  (Scottish)
Diminutive of Douglas: from the Gaelic 'Dubhglas' Meaning Dark Water, Dark Stream, or from the Dark River

Doggie  (Scottish)
Diminutive of Douglas: from the Gaelic 'Dubhglas' Meaning Dark Water, Dark Stream, or from the Dark River

Doogie  (English)
Diminutive of Douglas: Dark Water. in the Seventeenth Century, This Name Was As Popular for Girls As for Boys

Doug  (English)
Diminutive of Douglas: Dark Water. in the Seventeenth Century, This Name Was As Popular for Girls As for Boys

Doug  (Scottish)
Diminutive of Douglas: from the Gaelic 'Dubhglas' Meaning Dark Water, Dark Stream, or from the Dark River

Doug  (Celtic/Gaelic)
From the Name Douglas

Doug  (Scottish)
Diminutive of Douglas: from the Gaelic 'Dubhglas' Meaning Dark Water, Dark Stream, or from the Dark River

Dougie  (English)
Diminutive of Douglas: Dark Water. in the Seventeenth Century, This Name Was As Popular for Girls As for Boys

Dougie  (Scottish)
Diminutive of Douglas: from the Gaelic 'Dubhglas' Meaning Dark Water, Dark Stream, or from the Dark River

Dougie  (Scottish)
Diminutive of Douglas: from the Gaelic 'Dubhglas' Meaning Dark Water, Dark Stream, or from the Dark River

Douglass  (Scottish)
From the Dark River. The Scottish Douglas Clan Had Two Historical Branches: (Black Douglases and Red Douglases.) the Lords of These Clans Figure in Sir Walter Scott's Novels

Douglass  (Celtic/Gaelic)
From the Name Douglas

Douglass  (English)
Variant of Douglas: Dark Water. in the Seventeenth Century, This Name Was As Popular for Girls As for Boys

Dubhghlas  (Gaelic)
A Compound Name Composed of the Elements Dubh (Black, Dark) and Glas (Blue, Green, Gray; Stream). See Also: Douglas

Kirk  (Norse)
Church. Dwells at the Church. Famous Bearer: American Actor Kirk Douglas

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